While Peterson was on the bench, his fellow freshman Bryson Tiller stepped up. He scored a career-high 21 points and logged 38 minutes during the win over the Cougars. Simply put, the Jayhawks don't win without Tiller's breakout performance.

Darryn Peterson plays 35 pivotal minutes, both North Carolina teams hang on, Ole Miss shuts down Auburn's offense, Joyce Edwards goes off and more from Monday's college basketball action.

Despite trailing by double digits at one point, Kansas prevailed yesterday in its Big Monday matchup in Lubbock. The Jayhawks pulled off a thrilling 64-61 victory thanks to the late-game heroics of freshman star Darryn Peterson.

Kansas is up to No. 11 in Tuesday morning's updated Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings, where Arizona remains No. 1 for the 24th consecutive day. Texas Tech is down to No. 17. Next up for the Jayhawks is Saturday's game at home with Utah. Two days after that, they'll host top-ranked Arizona inside Allen Fieldhouse.

February is here, and Bill Self's Kansas squad is playing like it is one of the better teams in the country at the right time.

Topeka, Kansas, native and University of Kansas alum Mark Turgeon has been named the ninth head coach in UMKC’s Division I history.

The No. 13 BYU Cougars visit No. 14 Kansas Jayhawks in a Big 12 showdown at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.

Plus: Kentucky rebounds with a big win over John Calipari's Arkansas, and how Saturday's action affected the NCAA Tournament picture.